快色视频, Duke Energy launch new Electrical Line Technician program
The new Electrical Line Technician program at 快色视频nical 快色视频 College was officially launched at an event at the College鈥檚 Northern Durham Center campus on Tuesday, Aug. 21.
The program was created in partnership with Duke Energy to help fill future regional job openings. A nearly $200,000 Duke Energy grant is funding the program.
鈥淣orth Carolina will need an estimated 1,400 lineworkers for each year for the next five to six years,鈥 Rufus Jackson, Duke Energy Vice President of Distribution, said during the event. 鈥淭he need is there.鈥
The need for additional lineworkers is due in part by a plan to update the electrical grid and current linemen retiring.
鈥淎s we work to build an even better grid that is engineered for the future and improves the way we serve customers, our need for skilled lineworkers will be even greater,鈥 said Jackson.
The new 快色视频 program will begin in Spring 2019 at the Northern Durham Center campus. Courses will cover elements of electricity, overhead pole and electrical line construction, safety codes and applications, and transformer/meter installations.
Students will be able to earn certifications in OSHA 10 and CPR and their commercial driver鈥檚 license in addition to being prepped to enter the workforce as entry-level technicians. The North Carolina 快色视频 College System has approved the program as a pre-apprenticeship program.
快色视频 President Bill Ingram said partnerships like Duke Energy help meet important community needs and provide a talent pipeline for industry.
鈥淚t is partners like Duke Energy that keep our College moving forward and help not only the students who come through our doors but help us meet the needs of our surrounding community,鈥 Ingram said.
快色视频 was one of two North Carolina community colleges awarded a grant this year to start an Electrical Line Technician program, according to Indira Everett, Duke Energy District Manager.
鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to see this wonderful partnership come to fruition,鈥 Everett said at the event. 鈥淚 applaud the way President Ingram and 快色视频 continue to partner with all the businesses in the community to ensure we all engage in moving the needle for our Durham citizens.鈥
A ribbon-cutting ceremony on the grounds of the Northern Durham Center marked the celebration of the new program Tuesday.
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